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The Department of Culture’s secretive meetings to define ‘small blogs’ 11 Apr 2013 | 04:31 am
Earlier today (Wednesday), a meeting took place between the Department of Culture, Media and Sport, and a number of bloggers. The meeting/consultation was invitation only, nothing about it was adverti...
Is the Geek Movement bad for science? 21 Dec 2012 | 09:47 pm
This was originally written as a comment on the blog post “Why the Geek Movement is bad for science.” It got too long though, so I posted it here for clarity.I wouldn’t have bothered with this piece, ...
Why the Daily Mail is evil… 6 Nov 2012 | 12:14 am
(Talk recorded at The Pod Delusion’s 3rd birthday in September.)
Psychic Sally probably doesn’t earn £5million a year 23 Oct 2012 | 01:23 am
In the Guardian today, in an article to promote a Psychic Challenge set up by the generally brilliant Merseyside Skeptics, Chris French sticks his neck out with the following assessment of Psychic Sal...
Welcome! 22 Oct 2012 | 05:52 am
On either side are various things. You can find out about me, my writing, and the talks and events I do. In this middle bit I’ll be reposting interesting links and snippets from elsewhere (as soon as ...
Africa’s propaganda trail, part I: The missing millions of Kibera | Martin Robbins 1 Aug 2012 | 08:34 pm
Africa's Propaganda Trail, part I of V: In June I toured Kenya with a dozen journalists; part of an International Reporting Project trip investigating reproductive health issues, funded by the Gates F...
Exercise, depression and science miscommunication | Martin Robbins 8 Jun 2012 | 11:41 pm
A paper that appears to deny the benefits of exercise for those suffering from depression has attracted heavy criticism, but all is not as it seemsA thousand years ago, the Japanese diarist Sei Shōnag...
Exercise, depression and science miscommunication | Martin Robbins 8 Jun 2012 | 11:41 pm
A paper that appears to deny the benefits of exercise for those suffering from depression has attracted heavy criticism, but all is not as it seemsA thousand years ago, the Japanese diarist Sei Shōnag...
Why do we take economists so seriously? | guest post by @mwstory 8 Jun 2012 | 05:55 pm
Suzanne Moore suggests that economists, "have no foresight, no hindsight, and little humanity." Is that really fair? Guest post by Michael Story.If you live in a Western country, the chances are you a...
Why do we take economists so seriously? | guest post by @mwstory 8 Jun 2012 | 05:55 pm
Suzanne Moore suggests that economists, "have no foresight, no hindsight, and little humanity." Is that really fair? Guest post by Michael Story.If you live in a Western country, the chances are you a...
